The proscription of Palestine Action will come into effect on Saturday unless the High Court issues a temporary block on the ...

Digital rights campaigners Open Rights Group has condemned the last minute addition of extreme powers to the Crime and Policing Bill. The new additions would give the police the powers to extract data ...

Platform Power Programme Manager James Baker said: “While the public debate has focussed on the impact of AI on the creative industries, this law is harmful for everyone in the UK. “At a time when ...

This document is intended as a full overview of the Online Safety Act (OSA, or the Act) and how it works for organisations attempting to understand it and its implications. We explain the OSA’s key ...

eVisas: Hostile and Broken Last September, ORG published a report into the failings of the eVisa scheme. Since then, we have been approached by many people who have experienced problems when trying to ...

Dear Lord Justice Singh, As organisations committed to defending privacy and freedom of expression rights, we are writing in response to reports that the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (‘IPT’) will be ...

The letter states that the “case implicates the privacy rights of millions of British citizens who use Apple’s technology, as well as Apple’s international users”. The groups note the “significant ...

Executive Summary Unfortunately, the Data (Use and Access) Bill still includes several provisions that would lower important protections for our data protection rights, and threaten public trust ...

James Baker, Platform Power Programme Manager at Open Rights Group said: “AI is rapidly expanding into all areas of public life. Many AI systems have been proven to magnify discrimination and ...

How to solve the problem The Home Office’s objection to allowing a digitally stored e-Visa, or a paper equivalent such as a printed QR code, is the result of the department’s desire to ensure that ...

Executive Director of the Open Rights Group, Jim Killock, said: “In an increasingly digital world, data protection is vital for our personal security. The ICO’s reluctance to take enforcement action, ...

LinkedIn is latest social media company to process data for AI without consent Open Rights Group is calling on the ICO to take action against social media companies that process users’ data without ...